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E. E. Copper

Past Producer in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030135
MRDS ID M008076
Record type Site
Current site name E. E. Copper
Related records 10236331

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.80435, 38.63351 (WGS84)
Elevation 360
Relative position 4 MI. SE OF EL DORADO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Placerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cosumnes(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009N 011E 18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.80435, 38.63351
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip E
    Width 0.61M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION LESS THAN 100,000 LBS.

Comments on the workings information

  • AN 85-FT. VERTICAL SHAFT WITH 300 FT. OF DRIFTS AND 100- AND 300-FT. ADITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L. E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 : CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 218 - 219 .

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W. B. AND CARLSON, D. W., 1956 : MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, EL DORADO COUNTY, CA.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 52 , NO. 4 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 480 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE COMPRISED OF 60 ACRES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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